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SUMMED UP.
EPITOME OF TO-DAY'S NEWS.
Speaking at an International Labor Cott*
ferente' in London, Mr. Arthur _ Henderson '
said the difference between British Labor
fiTiri Russian Communism was the diiTerenee
between a democracy and a dictatorship.
Communists despised ^ free speech, free
Press, and free election. British- Labor
?would always, resist such attacks on popular
liberty. '.'.''?': '. ',: : .-:
The Pope, in, protesting against the -im-
prisonment of Russian Bishops, has offered .
to buy church treasures from the Soviet.
The British running record has been
broken ai Dundee by Applegarth, who cot
ever 100 yards in 9 3-5sec.
Owing to slackness in the Victorian Rail
ways Department, 150 returned soldier em
ptoyes' will. shortly be dismissed.
The body of the late Lieut. J. M. Ben
nett was buried at Melbourne on Saturday.
The- ceremony was witnessed by thousands
of people. .
In order to relieve the- congestion in ths
Arbitration Courts where there are 90 cases
awaiting attention, the President of the
Court (Mr. Justice Powers) has decided ttf
sit on Saturdays in future.
In a vigorous fight which went the. full
20 rounds, Bert Spargo^ retained the 'fea-
therweight championship . of Australia
against Jerry Sullivan, in Melbourne, on
Saturday.. ? . .-. ? ' . .
The concluding article of the Irish Con
stitution stipulates that the present Courts .
of Justice shall continue to function, and
that the approval of the Constitution by the
Constituent Assembly and the British Par
liament shall be announced not later than
December 6, 1022, when the Constitution
comes into operation. ? . ? '? '.
The elections in Cork resulted in --the',
success of one Labor, two pro-Treaty, , and'
one Republican candidate, the last named
being the sister of : Alderman M'Swieeyi
who died while on hunger strike. ; ;';?-';/
The first mammoth steamer completed
since., the '.war to fly. the German flag is tlic
Columbusi hi 32,'000: tons,' which -has bee'i
launched at Dantzig. ...
R-andolf Lycett, the Australian tenni?
player, who is now competing for Englaud
in the Davis Cup tournament, is suffering
from rheumatism, and it is doubtful whe
ther he will take part in the doubles against
Italy. ? . . ,. ?
.Kirkwood, the Australian golf champion.
is favorite for the British championship.
Again Prussia has mourned the handing
over of Upper Silesia to the Poles. This '
time, however, the 'Deutsche Zeifcung'
expressed the Prussian spirit by saying:
'We won't fiy our flag half-mast, but keep
our -old black, white and red ready for thc
daywhen by our 'might the whole of Upper.
Silesia will again become part of Prussia..
We believe firmly in a day of reckoning
for Upper Silesia,' . ',. ? ' ' -. .
Of the members already elected to ? the
Irish Parliament,. 23 are pro-treaiy,.. .20.
anti-treaty, one Independent, and one La
bor. Both the latter favor the treaty. :
Sinn Feiners at Belfast set fire :,to;»
stable of an Orangeman -and roasted ^..It?.
liorses alive and destroyed 40 vans. -Nine
other fires occurred during the week-^ud...!
A relative of the President /of Poland
(Mr. Joseph Pilsudski),,who emigrated to.
America and. recently died, has left the
President £7,000,000. / .
Denmark was beaten by' France- in ? the
first round of the doubles for tho ' Davis
.Cup:.': ;;: ? _ _; ;?.?;_? ';;?-_ ,_ ?':;';-;;:::. ;^/'
. FranMe Burns is reported to be fancied
for his fight -with Lewi's tormorfpw. . ??} - -
?'! Federal represent.atives of the Australian
Cooperative Producers' Federation to-day
asked Mr. Hughes to extend the voluntary
pooling system operating in South Australia
and New South Wales to Western Austra*
Ha and Victoria. Mr. Basil Murray repre
sented Western Australia. The deputation
asked that the Commonwealth Government
should act as guarantor, that the pool
should be identical with the present ones,
but with absolutely no compulsion. . Mr.
Hughes promised to bring the inatter.be-.
fore Cabinet.
The Sydney police believe that Francis
Charles Kennedy, the railway porter, who
was found dead at the rear of .a factory, in
Surrey HUls, on Saturday- night, was mur
dered. His right jaw and the back of his
skull were fractured, jewellery and money
were taken from his clothes.' The scene
of the tragedv is notorious for drttnken
orgies and fighting, which ? occur - almost
nightly.
During the v/eek-end premises in King
street, Sydney, were visited by thieves,,
who carried awav- goods :'estiinated: - to' *bel
worth. ^,000. From premises at Parramat- ;
ta. ?.,. £200 .. worth Qf property ' was . also
taken; ? * ? ?' ? ? -' .
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